Film
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
- Director
- John Irvin
- Year
- 1969
Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality
Top cast
Patrick Allen
Commentator
Anthony Hopkins
Wat Tyler
Keith Skinner
Richard II
Christopher Logue
John Ball
David Markham
Archbishop of Sudbury
Mike Pratt
Jack Straw
Edward Fox
Sir John Newton
Guy Doleman
Mayor of London
Norman Gay
Commissioner of Taxes
Michael Brennan
Father
Eamonn Boyce
Leon Collins
Andrew Dallmeyer
Francis Ghent
Crawford Lyall
Geoffrey Morris
Shivaun O'Casey
Neville Phillips
Directed by
John Irvin
Written by
John Irvin